(18456) Misik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1995 by Tichy, M., Ticha, J. at Klet.
Vladimír Mišík (b. 1947) is a Czech rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of Matadors, Blue Effect and Flamengo, and in 1974 he established Etc..., his own band. He set to music the poems of the Czech poets J. Kainar and V. Hrabě.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Misik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Misik is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18456 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 ES |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.60 km (#16,074 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0967 |
| Inclination | 7.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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